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Engineering lesson 8: Part 1 test: what engineers do · Set 557 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Find the topic, use the idea): Find the topic: invention, branch, design step, limit or goal, testing, teamwork or tools. Use that lesson’s rule — the design process order is ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve. For number questions, write the calculation before you answer.

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  1. 1.Which job does a computer engineer do? (a) designs car engines (b) designs artificial limbs (c) writes app software (d) plans a space mission
  2. 2.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) tester (b) recorder (c) builder (d) materials manager
  3. 3.Which job does a chemical engineer do? (a) designs hearing aids (b) makes medicines in bulk (c) designs school networks (d) designs factory machines
  4. 4.True or false: to find the limits is the Ask step. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finish in 40 minutes (b) lift a cup of water (c) stand in a fan breeze (d) keep ice for 1 hour
  6. 6.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) builds at once (c) buys every material (d) understands the problem
  7. 7.📋 A constraint is … (a) a goal for success (b) a kind of glue (c) a limit you must keep to (d) a final test
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a bicycle (c) a cloud (d) a coral reef
  9. 9.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to guess, do not measure? (a) poor testing (b) good testing
  10. 10.🔄 Which design-process step is it to define the problem? (a) Create (b) Ask (c) Imagine (d) Plan
  11. 11.Which job is a protractor for? (a) check a shelf is level (b) grip and bend wire (c) measure a long length (d) measure an angle
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wear safety goggles (b) carry scissors closed (c) touch a hot glue tip (d) let adults use hot glue
  13. 13.🔢 To build and test a straw bridge, what comes right after “sketch three ideas”? (a) build it with straws (b) read the challenge rules (c) choose and draw one (d) load it with coins
  14. 14.True or false: to define the problem is the Improve step. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📋 Your team’s budget is ₹63. You must buy one roll of tape for ₹10. Straws cost ₹4 each. What is the greatest number of straws you can buy?
  16. 16.📋 Criterion: the model bridge must hold at least 600 g. In the test it held 500 g. Does it meet the criterion? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.True or false: an electrical engineer builds hospital scanners. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  19. 19.🧪 Is it good or poor testing to use a new load each time? (a) good testing (b) poor testing
  20. 20.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Ask”? (a) Improve (b) Test (c) Plan (d) Imagine
  21. 21.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) designs useful solutions (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
  22. 22.True or false: to put tools back after use is safe. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a lift (c) a mountain (d) a bridge
  24. 24.🔄 Which design-process step is it to make a prototype? (a) Improve (b) Create (c) Imagine (d) Ask
  25. 25.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🦺 What protects your eyes when sawing or drilling? (a) a cap (b) sunglasses (c) nothing (d) safety goggles
  27. 27.🤝 A team of 2 shares 6 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 9 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  28. 28.🦺 In the workshop, is it safe to cut away from your body? (a) safe (b) not safe
  29. 29.True or false: a fridge helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  31. 31.🧑‍🔧 Which kind of engineer designs a metro tunnel? (a) mechanical (b) civil (c) chemical (d) biomedical
  32. 32.🧪 Why do engineers make prototypes? (a) to test ideas cheaply (b) to sell them at once (c) to decorate a room (d) to avoid testing
  33. 33.🧪 A paper bridge was tested three times. It held 370 g, 230 g and 300 g. What is the mean (average) load it held, in grams?
  34. 34.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a bridge (c) a coral reef (d) a cloud
  35. 35.🧑‍🔧 Which branch of engineering designs machines with moving parts? (a) biomedical (b) chemical (c) civil (d) mechanical
  36. 36.What does the materials manager do? (a) collects the supplies (b) checks the goals are met (c) runs the tests (d) keeps the team on track
  37. 37.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) to argue more (b) many skills and ideas (c) to finish nothing (d) to work alone
  38. 38.📋 For a model bridge challenge, is “carry 10 coins” a constraint or a criterion? (a) a constraint (b) a criterion
  39. 39.🔄 Which design-process step is it to fix the weak part? (a) Ask (b) Create (c) Improve (d) Test
  40. 40.🔢 To follow the engineering design process, what comes right after “Test”? (a) Improve (b) Plan (c) Ask (d) Imagine

Answer key

  1. writes app software
  2. builder
  3. makes medicines in bulk
  4. True
  5. finish in 40 minutes
  6. understands the problem
  7. a limit you must keep to
  8. a bicycle
  9. poor testing
  10. Ask
  11. measure an angle
  12. touch a hot glue tip
  13. choose and draw one
  14. False
  15. 13
  16. No
  17. False
  18. found in nature
  19. poor testing
  20. Imagine
  21. designs useful solutions
  22. True
  23. a mountain
  24. Create
  25. False
  26. safety goggles
  27. 27
  28. safe
  29. False
  30. found in nature
  31. civil
  32. to test ideas cheaply
  33. 300
  34. a bridge
  35. mechanical
  36. collects the supplies
  37. many skills and ideas
  38. a criterion
  39. Improve
  40. Improve

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